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State of CDC information technology
No full textInformation Technology (IT) has historically been a rapidly evolving discipline and field with numerous break-through advances over the decades since the 1960s. This State of CDC IT summarizes trends leading up to the current state as well as some opportunities for the future, particularly in light of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, also commonly referred to as the economic stimulus bill.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been an early adopter of IT since CDC acquired its first mainframe computer in 1964. CDC was an early adopter of office automation in the 1970s, PCs in the 1980s, networking of all PCs in the late 1980s, the Web in 1994, and most recently, Web 2.0. CDC is seen as a leading federal agency in Web 2.0 use. CDC also has a long-standing information resources governance process in place since 1986 involving a broad array of organizational components and external stakeholders.CDC employs a combined approach to information resources and IT with some functions being consolidated such as IT infrastructure and many business applications, while public health systems and information are largely distributed in CDC programs in a federated approach. In 2003, IT infrastructure services were consolidated into the IT Services Office (ITSO) and in 2005, two new National Centers were created to establish a focus in certain critical functions, namely the National Center for Public Health Informatics (NCPHI) and the National Center for Health Marketing (NCHM).State%20of%20CDC%20IT-v508.pdf2009904
Teen newsletter : April 2024 \u2013 Gonorrhea
No full textGonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection, or STI (sometimes called a sexually transmitted disease, or STD), that can cause infection in the genitals, rectum, and throat. It is very common, especially among people ages 15-24 years. In fact, gonorrhea is the in the U.S.Sexually active people can get gonorrhea through vaginal, anal, or oral sex without a condom with a partner who has gonorrhea. If you are sexually active, you can lower your chances of getting gonorrhea by using condoms the right way every time you have sex and by being in a long-term mutually monogamous relationship with a partner who has tested negative for gonorrhea.The David J. Sencer CDC Museum Public Health Academy Teen Newsletter introduces teens to different public health topics that CDC studies. This newsletter provides an Introduction, explains CDC\u2019s Work, breaks down the topic using the Public Health Approach, and gives you a behind the scenes look at historical items Out of the CDC Museum Collection.Introduction - Gonorrhea -- CDC\u2019s Work \u2013 Gonorrhea -- Public Health Approach - Gonorrhea -- Out of the CDC Museum Collection - Gonorrhea
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library dedication, July 11, 2014
No full textScreen saver used on pubicly accessible computers at the CDC Public Health Library and Information Center during the dedication ceremony where the library was named the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library, Friday, July 11, 2014 from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET."A true scholar who valued books and literature and championed diversity, scientific inquiry, and education as a life-long process."2014753
Impact of CDC\u2019s Tips From Former Smokers\uae campaign
No full textThe Tips From Former Smokers\uae campaign features compelling stories from real people living with serious long-term health effects from smoking and secondhand smoke exposureLearn how CDC\u2019s Tips From Former Smokers\uae campaign continues to save lives and lower healthcare costs: CDC.gov/TipsImpactPublication date from document properties.tips-impact-of-cdcs-tips-from-former-smokers-infographic-508.pdf2021928
Understanding Long COVID: CDC Current Projects & Collaborations
No full textUnderstanding Long COVID: CDC Current Projects & Collaboration
The road to zero : CDC\u2019S response to the West African Ebola epidemic 2014\u20132015
No full textThe 2014 Ebola epidemic in West Africa is the first in history. The first case was reported in Guinea in March 2014, and the disease spread in the neighboring countries of Liberia and Sierra Leone. Over the span of a year, the Ebola epidemic has caused more than ten times as many cases of Ebola than the combined total of all those reported in previous Ebola outbreaks. As the outbreak became more widespread, travel-associated cases appeared in Nigeria, Mali, Senegal, and even countries outside Africa, including the United States.ebola-photobook-070915.pdfCS256104The Long Road -- Tracing Contacts -- Strengthening Health Care and Preventing Infections -- Protecting Borders -- How CDC is Protecting our Borders -- Communicating & Educating -- Overcoming Challenges -- Moving Forward -- CDC\u2019s Response to Ebola: March 2014 \u2013July 2015.2015833
Tackling Long COVID: The CDC COVID-19 Response
No full textTackling Long COVID: The CDC COVID-19 Respons
Public Health Then and Now: Celebrating 50 Years of MMWR at CDC : Introduction
No full textThis supplement of MMWR celebrates the 50th anniversary of CDC's first publication of MMWR on January 13, 1961 (Figure 1). MMWR was not new in 1961, but it was new to CDC, an agency that itself had been founded only 15 years earlier, in 1946 (1). The longer History of MMWR traces back to July 13, 1878, when the first predecessor of MMWR, called simply The Bulletin of the Public Health, was inaugurated. The Bulletin was established in accordance with the first National Quarantine Act, passed by Congress 2 months earlier. The Act ordered the Surgeon General of the U.S. Marine-Hospital Service to begin publishing abstracted disease reports collected from U.S. consuls in foreign lands to alert U.S. quarantine officials about what Diseases could be expected among passengers arriving on steamships (2,3). In the 83 years from 1878 to 1961, MMWR went through several incarnations. By 1952, the publication had its current name and was being published by the National Office of Vital Statistics, an agency within the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. In 1960, CDC's renowned chief of Epidemiology, Alexander D. Langmuir, decided that MMWR should be transferred to CDC (then known as the Communicable Disease Center). After much discussion, and as Langmuir later said in an interview, "all sorts of pulling out teeth by the roots without anesthesia and all kinds of internal frictions," in 1960, MMWR was transferred to CDC (4).In 2009, as the 50th anniversary of MMWR loomed, the MMWR Editor (F.E.S.) began discussions with leaders at CDC and the MMWR Editorial Board about how best to commemorate this date. Members of the Board, editors, and friends of MMWR offered many good ideas. In the end, the most persuasive idea was to celebrate the 50th anniversary simply by doing what MMWR has done best for 5 decades at CDC: publish articles of high value to its readers. The title of the supplement is "Public Health Then and Now: Celebrating 50 Years of MMWR at CDC." The supplement's guest editors (F.E.S., K.S.K., L.M.L., S.B.T.) selected a cadre of expert authors who have long experience in their respective fields of public health---enough to enable them to look back over the past 50 years and trace the most important influences and developments. The guest editors asked the authors to answer three key questions. What was the state of the art in 1961? How did it develop through 50 years into its present form? What does the future hold? Thus, with few exceptions, the 16 articles that make up this supplement are not meant to be about MMWR but instead are meant to trace the development of key areas of public health through the 50-year era of MMWR at CDC.su6004a2.htm?s_cid=su6004a2_
CDC in Kazakhstan
No full textThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has long collaborated with Ministries of Health (MOHs) in Central Asia to better recognize and respond to serious public health threats in the region. In 1995, CDC formally established an office, CDC Central Asia Region (CDC CAR), in Almaty, Kazakhstan to coordinate activities throughout the region. CDC CAR\u2019s aim is to strengthen the capacity to prevent, detect, and control diseases and respond to public health threats.CS274103 POKazakhstan_Factsheet.pdfCDC staff -- At a glance -- Top 10 causes of death -- HIV/AIDS -- Global Disease Detection -- Global Health Security Agenda/IHR -- Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Program --Influenza -- Cooperative Biological Engagement Program -- Impact in Kazakhstan.201
CDC in Indonesia factsheet
No full textThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided technical assistance to Indonesia for more than fifty years. Short and long-term technical assistance from CDC staff has helped the Indonesian Ministry of Health (MoH) address a wide range of high-priority public health needs including communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, injuries, and strengthening surveillance. CDC has funded cooperative agreements with the MoH since 2004
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